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NO KIDDING, Ize Bebris of
Just Kidding is up to her
eyebrows in creative ideas.

Like so many brain waves born S tk
at the kitchen table, the idea started ad rs He

quite innocuously with a question.
“Won't you paint something for my
room?” asked her six-year-old son,
who had seen his mother draw and
paint for most of his life.

“We had an old piece of furni-
ture kicking around the house,” said
Bebris. “I stripped it and painted it
for him.”

Two years later, her son’s plea
has grown roots and sprouts. A
complete line of furniture is avail-
able not only at Just Kidding in
North Vancouver, but also at the
Craft House Gallery on Granville
Island, the Canadian Craft , ;
Museum, Knotty Toys, Bekke & Her garage, a short walk from
Associates, Robina B. Gallery, and _ the house, had been transformed

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DESIGN OF THE TIMES

in Toronto, Seattle, Kirkland and
San Francisco.

When | saw Bebris last week,
her stripping and painting had out-

into a studio, filled with brand new,
hand-stained little furniture.

Apart from the design, it’s the
painting technique that makes the

grown the kitchen as well as that

old piece of furniture. See Kids’ page 18

NEWS photo Mike Wakefleld Photo submitied

NORTH SHORE children’s furniture designer ilze Bebris won't be just kidding for much longer. COLORFUL SHADES and patterns have made Just Kidding fur-
Plans for a line of adult-sized furniture are in the works. niture a hit in the U.S., as well as Canada.

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